Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing Hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and HFP-Containing Blends as Unacceptable Refrigerants Under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
air-emissions · Rule · Published 1999-01-26 · 64 FR 3865
Document
Document number
99-1765
Federal Register citation
64 FR 3865
CFR reference
40 CFR 82
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
1999-01-26
EPA docket
FRL-6224-7
Abstract
With this action, EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program lists as unacceptable for all refrigeration and air- conditioning end-uses hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and any blend containing HFP. Today's action responds to EPA's recent discovery of toxicity data concerning HFP, which present significant concerns about risks to human health that may arise as a result of exposure to HFP, either as a single chemical or in a blend, in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector. Therefore, EPA is listing HFP and all HFP- containing blends as unacceptable substitutes for CFC-12 and HCFC-22 in this sector.